Satriani live from Naples

 

Here is an excellent audience video from the current Joe Satriani tour. In this clip Joe trades licks with the great Mike Keneally on “Ice 9.”

 

Guitar during surgery

I think we’ve all known some brain dead guitar players, but never a guitarist playing during brain surgery. That is exactly what Brad Carter did while undergoing a routine procedure. It was no publicity stunt however. As the video description explains:

Deep brian stimulation is a therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease. At UCLA, the patient is conscious during the surgery and is asked to perform tests so that doctors can ensure the pacemaker is properly placed. Carter’s disease made his hands shake and his eyes twitch, affecting his ability to play the guitar. He had asked that he be allowed to strum his guitar during the operation to see if the pacemaker improved his playing ability. (V)ideos from the surgery show Carter’s guitar skills get stronger as physicians located the best place to leave the pacemaker.

Take a look!

 

King Crimson on French television

Here’s some artsy prog rock for your Friday. Robert Fripp’s guitar playing is (naturally) precise and thematic throughout this reading of “Starless.”

 

Vintage Chet Atkins

 

There’s a whole lot of music packed into this short clip. Enjoy.

 

Guthrie Govan and Charvel prototype

 

Because I could listen to Guthrie Govan talk and play all day. Nice looking prototype from Charvel. “Pretty, but not annoyingly pretty,” as Guthrie puts it.

 

The electric Jim Campilongo

 

If you’ve never checked out the singular style of Jim Campilongo, do it now in this live clip from 2009.

 

Jef Lee Johnson in action

 

Here’s the recently departed Jeff Lee Johnson displaying his affable nature and commanding improv skills in a clip from 2012.

 

Tom Petty and Mike Campbell

 

Classic live footage of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers featuring the chronically great Mike Campbell. Clip posted in honor of the latter’s birthday.

 

Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer live in 1970

 

Super classic footage of Johnny Winter And featuring Rick Derringer from ’70. It’s difficult to determind from this footage precisely what the hell Derringer is wearing (bell bottoms? velour dress?), but dig that Epiphone Coronet Johnny is playing.

 

Dweezil Zappa live

 

Gorgeous tones and superlative phrasing in this Zappa Plays Zappa reading of “The Torture Never Stops.” Dweezil has been atop his game for awhile now.